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· THEWHITEHOUSEWASHINGTON1/19/80Mr.President:Jimmy Allen will beat the WH tuesday morningat your breakfast forEvangelical leaders.has askedfor5Heminutesto follow up on his Iransupport.see himIf you want toI suggest he walkback from breakfast withyou - as· a quick meeting.schedule walk to OvalofficehaveZbig meet with himotherPhil
. .(-/; .,.-;:,·,THE WHITE HOUSEl.i;·(ll 't! I .WASHINGTONJanuary 18,MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENTFROM:r. - -"""'ANNE WEXLER BOB MADDOXSUBJECT:{1-)::rl.;.:.V vSU. - ;s /. ,1,/ /. /;'{ldt1980. ;l;;,""(,"(,{.'I ''/' .tt'tl t! VJ#,.r/.r1 ,. 11;fr'r;,v /).t.-tJt. 'L/JI,,. .ty;,·f}P ;t r,JJr. Jv r' ,)J- {.ttY' }y-f '1,.-4tl4oSpeech to the 37th Annual ConventiBroadcastershe National ReligiousNational Religious Broadcasters, a branch of the National AssociationEvangelicals, includes 400 Christian radio stations, 30 televisionand approximately 400 program producers with such notables asstationsRex Humbard and Billy Graham among its membership.The NRB adheres to atheologically conservative.statement of the Christian faith.It'sExecutive Director is Dr. Ben Armstrong, a highly respected and influentialevangelical.The convention runs Sunday through Wednesday.Your spee h will be carried live on some of the national radio andtelevision Christian networks, will be replayed many times and will betranslated into eight languages,ultimately reaching millions of evangelicals.At the end of your speech,: the group will stand and sing a special songin your honor.As you know the following morning(Tuesday, January 22)question/answer session with 15 evangelical leaders.you have a drop-byThough there is noofficial connection between the convention and the breakfast,people at the breakfast will have heard your speech.most of theYou should reserveyour comments on specific issues for the breakfast drop-by.However, foryour information, some of the issues of concern to the evangelical leadersinclude:abortion, national defense, the family, prayer in public schools,involvement of government agencies in religious institutions, appointmentof evangelicals to government and White House Staff and your feelings onthe spiritual climate of the nation.Finally, Dr.Jimmy Waters from Macon,Georgia,says, "Tell the Presidentto give the same kind of address at this convention that he gave to the1972 Georgia Baptist Convention."----.Electrostatic Cct py M d for Prese!IVatlon !PurpMesL. Hz1-Ij0 8H0z
't.THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONTHE PRESIDENT'S APPEARANCE AT THENATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS37th ANNUAL CONVENTIONJANUARYATTIRE:6:50pm21,1980Business SuitThe President proceeds to motorcadefor boarding.MOTORCADE DEPARTS South Lawn en routeWashington Hilton Hotel(Driving time:6:55pmS m inutes)MOTORCADE ARRIVES Washington HiltonHotel.PRESS POOL COVERAGECLOSED ARRIVALThe President will begreeted by:Dr. David L. Hofer, President,National Religious BroadcastersDr. Benjamin L. Armstrong,Executive Director, NationalReligious Broadcasters6:57pmThe President proceeds inside WashingtonIlil ton Hotel to holding room.PERSONAL/STAfF TIME: ·Electr@atatle Copy Msdsfew Preseuvatlon Purposestl minutes
. '-2-7:01 pmThe President departs holding roomen route offstage announcement area.7:02pmThe President arrives offstageannouncement area and pauses.AnnouncementThe President prdceeds insideInternational Ballroom en route stageand takes his seat.7:03pm7:04pm7:05pmIntroduction of the Presidentby Dr. David Hofer, President,National Religious Broadcasters.Presidential remarks.OPEN PRESS COVERAGE3500ATTENDANCE:Live TV via Satellite overReligious Broadcasters network.Estimated yiewing audience:40million worldwide.7:20pmRemarks conclude.The President departs stage and proceedsto motorcade for boarding greeting theguests along the way.7:25pmMOTORCADE DEPARTS Washington Hilton Hotelen route South Lawn.PRESS POOL COVERAGECLOSED DEPARTURE(Driving7:30pmtime:5minutes)MOTORCADE ARRIVES South Lawn.
.DIAS GUESTNATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS37th ANNUAL CONVENTIONDR. DAVID L. HOFER, president of NRB, is owner andpresident of radio stations KRDU and KLTA-FM in Dinuba,California.He is past president of the Gideons Internationaland heads its international extension committee, with an out reach into 118 countries.BRANDT GUSTAVSON, first vice president of NRB, is.vice president of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.He oversees Moody Broadcasting, Moody Press, Moody Monthlyand development programs.He is also a member of the boardof directors and president of the Evangelical ChristianPublishers Association.E.RICHARD P. BOTT, second vice president of NRB, ispresident of Batt Broadcasting Company in Kansas City,Batt Broadcasting operates KCCV in Kansas City,Missouri.KQCV in Oklahoma City and WFWR in Fort Wayne, Indiana.DR. EUGENE R. BERTER NN, NRB secretary, is associatedirector of Lutheran Bible Translators headquartered inOrange, California.Dr. Bertermann is formerly executivedirector of the Far East Broadcasting Company and wasexecutive secretary of Lutheran Tel vision for the LutheranChurch - Missouri Synod.Dr. Bertermann served as NRBpresident for 18 years.BISHOP ROBERT F. ANDREWS of Winona Lake Indiana is oneof the five bishops of the Free Methodist Church in NorthAmerica.He has served as speaker on the denominationalbroadcast Light and Life Hour since 1965.DR. ROBERT A. COOK, executive committee member, isspeaker on the daily King's Hour and presidertt of The King'sCollege in Briarcliff Manor, New York: He is a well-knownChristian author.PAUL R. HOLLINGER, executive committee member, isgeneral manager of WDAC-FM in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.DR. HOWARD 0. JONES, executive committee member, is anassociate evangelist with the Billy Graham EvangelisticAssociation.He is speaker on the weekly radio program Hourof Freedom, which he produces under the auspices of the BGEAThe broadcast is minority-oriented andin Oberlin, Ohio.airs internationally.MELVIN A. JONES, executive committee member, isexecutive director of The Back to the Bible Broadcast, hichis the center of a multilingual, multimedia missionaryorganization he,dqua tered in Lincoln, Nebraska.
.-2-DIAS GUESTNATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS37th ANNUAL CONVENTIONDR. THOMAS F. ZLMMERMAN, executive committee member,is general superintendent of the Assemblies of Goddenomination, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri.Heis one of the founders of NRB and a longtime executivecommittee member.Dr. Zimmerman is also on the board ofdirectors of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangeli m,heading its communications working group.He is planningcommittee chairman for the LCWE-sponsored American Festivalof'Evangelism which will take place in Kansas City, Missouriin July 1981.DR. BENJAMIN L. ARMSTRONG, NRB executive directorsince 1967, is. formerly director of radio for Trans WorldRadio.Dr. Armstrong lives in Madison, New Jersey and isauthor of "The Electric Church, " a history of evangelicalbroadcasting in the U. S. and around the world, published byThomas Nelson in 1979.DR. HERBERT L. BOWDOIN is speaker on The Methodist Hour,which originates from Lexington, Kentucky.He formerlyworked with the Ford Philpot Evangelistic Association andproduced more than 300 espisodes of the religious TV seriesThe Story.LARNELLE HARRIS, who sang the title song to the movie"Born Again", regularly appears on national religious TVprograms, including Billy Graham crusade telecasts andspecials.He has appeared as a soloist at many Billy GrahamCrusades and major Christian music events.DR. JOHN W. WILLIAMS is pastor of St. Stephen BaptistChurch in Kansas City, Missouri and a member of the board ofdirectors of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.Dr. Williams has held leadership posts in the NationalBaptist Convention, the Baptist World Alliance, the NationalCouncil of Churches and the NAACP.He has served on theWhite House Conference on Children and Youth and thePresident's National Advisory Council of Economic Opportunity.DR. JIMMY WATERS, former president of Southern BaptistRadio and TV Commission, Macon, Georgia.
.THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONJanuaryTo:21,B"tllFrom :1980SimonBob MaddoxSubject:NAMES TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE NATIONALRELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS CONVENTIONDr.LarnellDr.HoferJ.loin -fur),(like iTHarris,Dr.Jimmy WatersWilliams,Dr.(from Georgia),Dr.Members of the Executive Committee,ofArmstrong,- . :: w . ·- Bertermann,Bowdoin(like Boh'den),Chairman Ferris and Membersthe Federal Corrnnunication Commission,National Religious Broadcasters, , ' Dr.Members of the Rex Hurnbard Family,members and friends ofladies and gentlemen:
.[The na mes in the first paragraphAchsahwill be confirmed or corrected in3writing no later thanMonday byDr.P.M.Mon.,Remarks to ReligiousBroadcasters(like dough'-fur),Dr. Armstrong,tV' IMar'-nell) Harris,Bo rd,ScheduledonBob Maddox x7060.]Hofermembers ofNesmithDraft A-1 1/17/80Delivery:Jan.Larnell21,7 P.M.(liker." I.r-"".members of the NationalAReligiousBroadcastersthe Federal Communieations Commission,ladiesand gentlemen:Three years agoUnitedStates. available to me,alI took the oath of office asIt was aandc6mmitment.responsibilityI have tried to carry it ouAsIfore asAsNationwith the sameto meet the needs of the moment and tofor a future we can only dimly see,never beforPresident,ith every resourcehave sought to carrto mold policies and programs,prepare ourI soughtPresident of theA Ade;,,1 torely onI have beenIhav eRGod's help.privileged to meet men and women ofgreat faith whose worship and background is very different from myElectrostatic Cupy Mad for Preservation fjDurpooos
-own,/WI"- c:l f-0tr/tJVas-wellas.1. 0tv12-/-(fellow believers who share a common tradition thatis precious to me.j;:( // 1----- :-eadthe Bible evet }I day.Rosalynn andI n read -i-t.eJ d together not as some sort of mystical guidebookto give us r: magic talismaquick and simple solutions to life's problems,butbecause we find new insights and inspiration in passages we haveread since childhood.warriors,5"1 1"-great geniuses,fr-f'and women,/\.J jlt.-1t11·,.sometimes stubborn or selfish or weak, their own fears and failures andhelpthey were{t-. f!f re-luctaJ t.- menwiselack of faith.struggling withYet withGod'sable to do great things.God has always done his work through imperfect people,the strength beneath their obvious weakness,behind their failures,()lW'seeingthe potential hiddenthe courage beneath their fear.Only whenfNt)t'--(they realized their limitations could God work fully in their lives.Eleetmmatle Cvpy M d foil' Preservation li'urpGH »
-3- has been called the decade of the "Me Generation",there is evidence all around us of self-indulgence.andThere is alsoevidence that even in the frantic effort to accumulate possessions,to defineourselves and our lives in material terms,.ltt.-u1JCt/n ,H) /f- rYthere is a''h777/'''/'f.-a/ /" n r.longing for meaning and purpose. A Our people have suffered greatdisillusionment in recent years.need,Yet it is not illusions theybut the courage to face reality and come to terms with it.aSometimesterrible acts, ' search for faith and meaning is distorted intoas recent experiences have painfully reminded us.The urge to believe is so strong that faith has great power,whenit is perverted into terrorism and tyranny.fanatical acts of cruelty and repression in theall around the world.The hungry,the homeless,are testimony to man's continuing capacityevenWe see it innameof religionthe hostages allfor evil.Yet we see as well the great urge of decent people to easethe suffering.We see nations and institutions and individualsEfeeirostatfc &py M tf fer PreaatwafloB'll Pu /"/r 4 /"'.
L- 4 J theirgivingand better for-time and effort and money to make life bearableastruggling population or a homeless child.Our Nation has been specially blessed,/oyet in our abundance. AI. - {'D"rd ',. ,.tJ( J)(C"',,, 'I' vf(l,v cfand freedom we are quick to turn aside from ourAg .,.often like the children ofIsrael who,ueed3 eachEgyptday,{t.;ct--r/bff,. We are./- Egypt, 11h-H r-d- provided mannaJJ.uJ.: ./Vi/( ( fi 1 t/t.1.L !Ji:zd t-fafter they were bro htNV"-Js I&ftF'/h Lt'(; ,d@.arthejr tr?-t t:bt-?'1.- complained .At h a t they had had fish and melons/'7' ba-?-11:5}.(Numbers--bk f-H' -(- W@ an tue---- -----1( -L---qufe-JL t:Q forget" - manna-andtf ---e'FA---- ------b-d?;;va O ,.714"1 clIJ6i7-e T---.only the taste of the fish and melons and -VAtl:re f eedoitLr-mtemberingforgetting that the4-n- ---es ---AG:' -rc,P-d.c.eof those-paS-S-i.ng pleasures was bonAag.e.Like the children ofroad will lead.Israel,we cannot always know where theGod gives us guidance, but he does not provideroad maps.Often wefeel limited because we do not know the real valueEl tDc Copy Mad fov Prrese V tlo111 fP l!l SI
-of things.5 -Lands that once were regarded as worthless are nowprized for their oil and mineral . resources. -I was a peanut farmer,but n uts ere not always anThe eatly seltl FBimportant crop.of. Georgia did not realize that peanuts aluable s ee-ofprotein.We are limited not so much by what we have,as by ourunderstanding of what is valuable and how to use it.Our Nation is faced with serious challenges,?1 /c.!;abroad)Jt.d/ 'U--J!uii-Lt?that wi 11re q ui re ad3-u -tments. andevee ,-'1 drJ;{ ,., ·t:" t.--AGme-andrg sacrifice,b ut it isimportant that we keep our perspective and realize wh t is /tr 3 1 yJo fJJYII 1- .7- . r.'IL4valuable.It is no sacrifice to give up waste ."·J " "f!tf , Lt',4/ -t//Yif A41 1 Jurs. e-1-vd ine-s--and-.ou ves!o /rt;- Yr; '"*"h'.We need not look at-frv je 4/)to stop{i:- y-in in te t ms of mater1al pos- sessions.?[today. as -t./4- .-h-\. hri nkin j-om:'- possibilities 1builtthe chancer/\.0 61 the @: nalleng of wen .where changes are requi red::1This Nation wasby men and women who dared to strike out on new paths,IEI&Ctrostat c Ctr py Mad or Pvnervatlon Purpose /-nf l-rt'j)"k·.C rrent problems ./c-.·- /-1? l7t t"prov1de us t he opportunity to dee1de as a Nal1on-what our realgoal s-a-re---anG--hew best to nreet them,/. :"who
-saw change as opportunity,6 -who held to enduring values even asthey opened up new worlds.Wecannot recapture their world,spirit ofin theunityand mutual concern.but we can recapture theirWe can share their faith.fut amid all the evider:tce ofunconcern and inhuma-n Ly.It has always been easier to destroy than to build.always been eas1er to turn away than to try to help.5'iflh ov &/a/ 1'//cc t'Jm(141--t n.k'""the-e-a-reless- and cruel coald des-t:-r:ey.to do good.responsibility.5/r--J.We still have a choice.to -btt-i:-1-e-upWe still have aWe still have hope.freedom would be easy,G- c/ 7('?-t-we have also multipled ourGod neveronly that it was worth the cost.God does not promise to make us perfect here on earth, the-As we haveThe next months and years will not be easy.promised us/-t/Je/,-]/tfV.over7--u//.Yt:f 7?1dj'n/ ;h· !' d'.multiplied our capacity to do evil,capacity/lYet/n LA-/'if /,;L/j;;/y rs those who care ano quietly struggle have managedl/tj1(: .,HeIt has 7 -v'b-z.-(! n?Jt!if the strength to bear· our burdens. -:tf/e.toY;;( u/hftt-'-'!only to g-rve4 r .c Those burdens vary,Electrostatie C« r.:v flJ:l for Pret:Mnv&rilo!11 Pu @§ /our gifts·
- 7and responsibilities vary,our needs if weYou hereletbut God meets all of us at the point ofHim.tonight,responsibility.-as Christian broadcasters,have a greatMillions of people listen to your voices,your programs.Through your newscasts,yourtalk shows,watchyourJW' tutP"I Aspecialaswell as your preaching,to shape public opinion.you have an awesome powerEven more thanm J- -.Qournali incommercialtj'/t broadcasting,k-weyou must take the time, ""'Jnef'.f/L-f sides ofi ss.ue-be-fe-reanSinceIdo notfor a foreignpeople inah aysgo on the air.getday-- asofficial,onetheI have come to understandPaul meant about praying without ceasing.closet myse lf for longthroughout theofyouto get alla e.have been in Washington,more completely what 7"'-upay the price,Ct.hoursat a tim I move from one event to another, waitdecide issues that willaffectcommunity or throughout the world.an5lo1-CrI do praynI He. t.the livesI-oo uotI do not always make the right!Efecirostatfc Cupy Mst Jefo11 tl'mseftfm ttlon Pur @s s
- decision,semetimesThatTd o\1-ooi!tfis not because GodV(l,fr;-t&Jinthe way of :rtis willam strengthenedstill keepby the prayers of others,praying for me as .President. ,and your help intt; I/u/ //I believe God would have 1:1s b1:1ildknowledge and power can be·II(I.or bee-atiseI lovetake,Eventheyt!l-:J athe kind of worldworld of freedomto husband the resources of our beautiful,Each of us has unique responsibilities,us to respond to the dangers,f.-\)need your prayersused to feed the hungry,have special responsibilities.i-: 'of thoseof love and community,President of the wealthiest,0may never meet.il e i n9 the kind of Nation,and justice and opportunity,As'for me or for our Na-t.i.on.when people do not agree with a particular standsick,(,is unreliable, b1:1t beca-aseand of people throughout the Nation whom Itbat. .)I mis1:1nderstane His will or do not a-G-Gept it,others EJetI a{ .l-f?-S!8where ourto· heal thebountiful earth.unique opportunities.most powerful Nation on earth,5 I 'II nations of the world look to/\to defend democracy, feeiroststic C«»py M dlfffor Pmeervmhm urpm to set limits,
-9-to live up to our own high principles even when they do not.that responsibility weighs heaviest andlimitations,it is good to know thatII am most aware of my ownam not alone./(Ex. 17).I remember the story of Moses at Rephidimchildren ofIsrael were murmuring against Moses.solved one problem,While Joshua ledAslonganother would arise.Israel's soldiers,as Moses held up his hands,but when he let down his hands,on through the day,and Moses'I haveaMoses stood on a high hill.theIsraelites prev iled,arms grew weary.Then Aaron andMoses' hands wereno matter how much he mightPresident cannot carry out his responsibilities alone.grow weary,·each side to help hold up my hands.1They foughtIsraelites prevailed.found that when my arms!lfLJ pf!YLcA- JAs soon as heAmalek prevailed.No matter how strong hi will,want to,TheThen Arnalek attacked.Hur came on each side and held up his hands.steady until sundown and theWhen/,/a;,c /.rvT· . #there are those on##!!lectrostatic ufPY Wrl d for Preservation {P)urpooe
RE ARKS TO RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERSl.JANUARY 211 1980DR. "HO-FUR" DR. ARMSTRONG "LAR-NELL" HARRIS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS )(crlfE.D- ' GE" FAMD c.J Vf!J ,4-t;olJ.I.LS YGMLADIES & GENTLEMEN:d .J uTifE.S.,. -You. -::j) r1 THREE-YEARS-AGO I TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. IL Jl'(IT WAS A RESPONSIBILITY I SOUGHT HITH EVERY RESOIIRCE AVAILABLE TO ME -).Pe-(JPLEP\YftLLAAND I HAVE TRIED TO CARRY IT OUT HITH THE SA 1E ALL -OUT COMMITMENTLAS I HAVE SOUGHT TO CARRY OUT MY R m:BILIIIFS II:Pr.,c.17 )TO MOLD POLICIES & PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MOMENT AND--TO PREPARE OUR NATION FOR A FUTUR WE CAN ONLY DIMLY SEE 5.6. I HAVE AS NEVER BEFORE HAD TO RELY ON G D ' ? - ·;:1Dt/2 ,.)D Il""'p ,t.l- J lAS PRESIDENT I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO MEET MEN & WOMEN OF GREAT FAITHA-f!.t1 f'l t/r c. TId,.Jf-/Ill. EHHOSE WOR3H I P & BACKGROUND .15 VERY DIFFERENT FROM MY OHtt7.---AND TO WORSHIP WITH FELLOW BELIEVERSWHO SHARE A COMMON TRADITION THAT IS PRECIOUS TOIJ ME.? tL (G,Vte o ,.J s) -D'.AII.fVJ155ro,.JAii!y.S p. D'S"t:JJf Qur 1"tfll\DFy---WoRKF .A 1-rHWolt11./ ,p,.,Pli!.A-Y Ilt--;:,,J·rll' /llt ' ' LEtUJe-R.s w 1 TI-liJilt.r·l-lC ·.DP tvl!--r t/1ceC:0Me.JL ""\f(i(!.r.a.sro.JoFkoe A()t L-Dfll: u-r,JA'} [ ;'/Prt FAJl:.wElectrostetOc C«.Jpy i\f] dl0for Pvesewaetlorn PUiti!SC» egrJ /JoL;hJ1 -1- J&. tstl/ oM r/.J,4rL.iJI!.\A), 1-J.e.cfJiJA-Ifrj)"I eA L
- 2 -.ROSALY m & I READ THE BIBLE TOGERHER EVERY "-' 1:.NOT AS SOME SORT OF MYSTICAL GUIDEBOOK ;,L),-G. ,-TO GIVE US QUICK & SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO LIFE'S PROBLEMSJBUT BECAUSE WE FIND NEW INSIGHTS & INSPIRATIONt.tJn-11rf?ll J .vrIN PASSAGES WE HAVE READ SINCE CHILDHOOD.THE BIBLE DOES NOT TELL US JUST ABOUT MIGHTY JARRIORSJ--. 11p/leP GREAT GfN BSESJ WISE LEADERS.IT ALSO TELLS US OFS L,vfh,JMEN & \ OMENx"L/tce------rn- D rc PL E' ,SOMETIMES STUBBORN OR RELUCTANTJ OR SELFISHJ OR WEAKJ----),STRUGGLING WITH THEIR OWN FEARS & FAILURES & LACK OF FAITH.7,YET HITH GOD'S HELP THEY HERE ABLE TO DO GREAT THINGS.g,9.Td8-:c.A tV\Tl-1 t-.,J k L.n-t A r'GOD HAS ALWAYS DONE HIS WORK THROUGH IMPERFECT PEOPLEJSEEING THE STRENGTH BENEATH THEIR OBVIOUS WEAKNESSJ. ,-----THE POTENTIAL HIDDEN BEHIND THEIR FAILURESJTHE COURAGE BENEATH THEIR FEAR.-ONLY WHEN THEY REALIZED THEIR OWN PERSONAL LIMITATIONSCOULD GOD WORK FULLY IN THEIR LIVES.Electrostatic PY M defo11 PreaeuvatDon Pu r oseSl
- 3 -.THE 70's HAS BEEN CALLED THE DECADE OF THE "ME GENERATION" .--1\ND THERE Is EV IDENt-E-AbL AROUND us OF SE:bF I NDUL6EN EE. ur------ITHERE IS AtStl EVIDENCE THAT EVEN IN THE FRANTICEFFORT TO ACCUMULATE POSSESSIONS ----------GilA r r y-- TO D OURSELVES UR LIVE -IN MATERIAL TERMS --' THERE IS A LONGING FOR MEANING & PURPOSE.··THERE IS A HUNGER FOR THINGS-WHICH-DO-NOT -CHANGE.1'"'- v.6tt.AH-/J """'l14t/:'o ,e; ,----etffi--PEQPl:E-HAVE---51JFfER RS , Po {)i::/')Jt.LL-Jof-J-JJ/ '/ .e;r1 C ,A-b-o -t, r--Y-ET--I -l-S-NOt--H HS 8NS-fHfY--NrnhBU-1-lHE--{-{}URAGE TO FAEE-REALITY & COME TO TERMS WITH-IiI.I t:: }J1-1{.,1 oc.J Je Gv.SOMETIMES A S ARCH ,.FOR"FAITH & MEANING IS DI § TQ.J(TEDAS RECENT EXPERIENCES HAVE PAINFULLY REMINDED US.INTO TERRl .b I - -------------LTHE URGE TO BELIEVE IS SO STRONG THAT FAITH HAS GREAT POWER --------- --EVEN WHEN IT IS PERVERTED INTO TERRORISM & TYR8NNY.LWE SEE IT IN FANATICAL ACTS OF CRUELTY & RE E RESSIONIN THE NAME OF RELIGION ALL AROUND THE HORLD.--- · · · · · ·· - · · ---- ---··---·-- · · · ·-- -----lO. THE HUNGRY THE HOMELESS THE HOSJAEES ---- ----ALL ARE TESTIMONY TO MAN'S CONTINUING CAPACITY FOR EVIL.IEiecb'ostatie Cupy Msdefor Presewatl@n Purposes"-
- 4 -.YET WE SEE AS WELL THE GREAT URGE OF DECENT PEOPLE TO EASE I SUFFERING, I-.,.WE SEE NATIONS & INSTITUTIONS & IND lVIDUALSGIVING THEIR TIME & EFFORT & MONEYTO MAKE LIFE BEARABLE & BETTERFOR A STRUGGLING POPULATION OR A HOMELESS CHILD.------·------·),OUR NATION HAS BEEN SPECIALLY BLESSED}---- .-······ · ·· ·-- - --- - - -·· -- ----------YET IN OUR ABUNDANCE & FREEDOMWE ARE TOO QUICK TO COMPLAIN & TURN ASIDE FROM OUR PRINCIPLES & IDEALS.3,WE ARE OFTEN LIKE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL---·-e 6 v I' r----WHO WERE DELIVERED FROM st:AVER:Y & PROVIDED MANNA EACH DAY)6.BUT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DISCIPLINEt.OVE:IeDAND REMEMBERED THE FISH & MELONS OF EGYPT. NuMBERs 11:5)7.LIKE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL} WE CANNOT ALWAYS KNOW WHERE THE ROAD WILL LEAD.8.GOD GIVES US GUIDANCE) BUT HE DOES NOT PROVIDE ROAD MAPS Electrost!ltic Cfrlpy Mtttdl for Pf S !fVarilon I}SurpOH9 hnl
- 5 - 1.OFTEN WE FEEL L2LANDS THATIARE NOWBECAUSE WE DO KNOW THEREVALUE OF THINGS.\ ERE REGARDED A WORTHLESS/& MINERALS.{!ZED FOR THEIR0 )tYL3.WE ARLIMITED NOT SO M Uf'H BY WHAT HE HAV§,// .4.AS5.OUR NATION IS FACED WITH SERIOUS CHALLENGESY OUR UNDERSTAND ( OF WHAT IS VALUABLEI-.&HOW TO USE IT,&CHOICES·------·WHICH r1AY REQUIRE SACRIFICE}6.BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP OUR PERSPECTIVE-AND REALIZE WHAT IS TRULY --VALUABLE./Vol A7,IT IS m-ASACRIFICE TO GIVE UP WASTE} TO SUBMIT TO GOD ' )HLLJTO C RE FOR OTHERS} TO STRUGGLE FOR PEACE} TO TELL THE TRUTH.8,WE NEED NOT LOOK AT THE PROBLEMS OF TODAY AS A REASON FOR FEAR.9.THIS NATION WAS BUILT BY MEN----&WOMEN WHO DARED TO STRIKE OUT ON NEW PATHS}----WHO SA\ CHANGE AS OPPQEIUNJTYJWHO HELD TO ENDURING VALUES EVEN AS THEY OPENED UP NEW WORLDS.IE'IectrostS!tie C«.tpy M «htfer PresetVation [i)ufBWOOs------ ----. ./
- 6 -1.WE CANNOT RECAPTURE THEIR WORLD)2.BUT WE CAN RECAPTURE THEIR SPIRIT OF UNITY & MUTUAL CONCERN.3.WE CAN SHARE THEIR FAITH.4. --IT liAS Al:h'AYS BEEN EASIER TO DESTROY TIIAN TO BUILD.,5.IT liAS AtWAYS BEEN EASIER TO TURN AWAY THAN TO TRY TO HELP.-6.A TELEVISION STATION OR THE OVAL OFFICE IS A POWERFUL PULPIT.7.OUR INFLUENCE CAN BE GREATLY MAGNIFIED.8.AAS WE-- IA-Vf"MULTIPLIED atiR CAPP,CITY TO DO EVIL,WE. -HAVE--Al-sO MULTI PL E-B-9UR CAPACITY TO DO 680D I9I STILL HAVE A CHOICE I10. WE SfiLL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.11. -WE STILL HAVE I lOPEI[ A) 1 1J.1/tuMILrry])6 S"tJ T1!9# 1""1EAru.eG" "l.G e A rp '5' 6--#/GN41f;;rUl f.At,.)Aiu.RALL'/ b rAG ! AJ?PLI r-'/t.vt:-,P t,v ,p GS"D'.C7?/-dr ,5" /Z v you/:r.TA---u 'j) I f: .V c E/el:: ,vt (;- Ai/) o USA-Ls-o;Vo--IEiectrolristDc (k,py fW d fQr Presewarihnv u o @ .r v III'ZtfrAtv G- .tcA- ,e v 1 ,.J c,M. PA-''BtL 1 rY
- 7 -1.THE NEXT MONTHS & YEARS WILL NOT BE EASY.2.GOD NEVER PROMISED US FREEDOM WOULD BE EASY)ONLY THAT IT WAS HORTH THE COST.---------GOD DOES NOT PROMISE TO MAKE US PERFECT HERE ON EARTH)3.ONLY TO FORGIVE OUR SINS.4.GOD NEVER PROMISED A LIFE WITHOUT A CROSS)ONLY THE STRENGTH TO BEAR OUR BURDENS.5.T'H E6.BUTBUR MEETS- GIFTSOF US HES VARY)LLCIJA :,. 6"T1fZ VftW(JOF OUR NEE WESPONSIBIL&POINL' 1:-U (-,lou 7.YOU HERE TONIGHT) AS ettRI3tl BROADCASTERS) HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.-------- ---8.9IMILLIONS OF PEOPLE LISTEN TO YOUR VOICES) WATCH YOUR PROGRAMS.-lHR006H- -ffiJR NEWSGAST-&;-- rndR-"FA .:I{-SH8w-S";. youR Sf?fUAWROGRAMSJ AS WEll -AS YOUR PREACH ING110. YOU HAVE AN AWESOME POWER TO SHAPE PUBLIC OPINION.11. EVEN MORE THAN THOSE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING)YOU MUST TAKE THE TIME) PAY THE PRICE)------·---·------TO GIVE A TRUE MESSAGE WHEN YOU ARE ON THE AIR.EI0CtrofiatUe C t py M d for Prnewat @n Putpooe
- 8 -1.SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN WASHINGTON I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND MORE COMPLETELY-· ····· ·---· -----·"WHAT PAUL MEANT ABOUT PRAYING WITHOUT CEASING.2II DO PRAY THRQUGHQUT THE DAY -AS I MOVE FROM ONE EVENT TO ANOTHER WAIT FOR A FOREIGN OFFICIAL ,S',MAt.L-- ·DECIDE ISSUE THAT WILL AFFECT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN ONEACOMMUNITYOR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.3.I DO NOT ALWAYS MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION .-,.BECAUSE I DO NOT ALWAYS FOLLOW GOD'S WILL.4.I AM STRENGTHENED BY THE PRAYERS OF OTHERS -·fl\}tl.'----OF THOSE I LOVE & OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE NATION WHOM I NEVER MEET.5.EVEN WHEN PEOPLE DO NOT AGREE WITH A PARTICULAR STAND I TAKE -----THEY STILL KEEP PRAYING FOR ME AS PRESIDENT.IEI Cir !ri!i!th «ittJpy M dl for !?resewa S« ln Pu @ s
- 9 -n os 1.I NEED YmtR PRAYERS g---VrJUR HELPINHFI PINtWOOF FREEDOM2I&BUILD A NATIONJUSTICEWHERE OUR KNOWLEDGE&tl- &1101-1,;;; LPA WORLDOPPORTUNITY} OF LOVE&-&POWERcl.COMMUNITY}w A'- CAN BE USED TO FEED THE HUNGRY J TO HEAL THE SICKJJ rt2 -"' Tor t:.,J-------------FA-M''-' , -3.EACH OF UTO HUSBA p THE RESOURCES OF OUR BEAUTIFUL} BOUNTIFUL EARTH.--··· ----------HAS UNIQUE RESPONSIBILIT -ESJ UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES./4.AS PRESIDENTTHE WEALTH!J MOST POWEARTHJUL NATION ON/tI HAVE SPECIAL: RESPONSHiiLITIES.////'5.T7.'TH/lN GH PRINCIPLES EVENWHEN T JI{ ESPONSIBILITY W HEAVIES:f IIT IS/GOOD TO KNOW THAT I AM NO LONE.WHENfor PrreserJatl@n Pur-pos«}gEY DO NOT : AM MOSTEfec atai!ltfe C tJpy Mad! L/SOME OTHER NATIONSTHE WORLD LOOK TO US/TO RESPOND TO/ E D GERSJ TO DEFEND DEMOCRAC Y} TO SET LIMITS}TO LIVE UfV/ O OUR OWN6./Do11J-t s-.4"" E·E OF MY OWN LIMITATIONS.
. .- 10 -/ Ex. 17)1.I REMEMBER THE STORY OF MOSES AT "REPHIDIM".2.THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE MURMURING AGAINST MOSES.3.AS SOON AS HE SOLVED ONE PROBLEM ANOTHER ·WOULD ARISE.4.THEN AMALEK ATTACKED.'--5.WHILE JOSHUA LED ISRAEL'S SOLDIERS MOSES STOOD ON A HIGH HILL.6.AS LONG AS MOSES HELD UP HIS HANDS THE ISRAELITES PREVAILED 7.BUT WHEN HE. LET DOWN HIS HANDS AMALEK PREVAILED.8.THEY FOUGHT ON THROUGH THE DAY AND MOSES' ARMS GREW WEARY.9.THEN AARON & HUR CAME ON EACH SIDE & HELD UP HIS HANDS.10. MOSES' HANDS WERE STEADY UNTIL.SUNDOWN & THE ISRAELITES PREVAILED.EBeti:rOMiltic .«;IIIpy Mttid far Pres watDon IP'urtpoa a
- 11 -S o,J"1.1-J.-1 SNO MATTER HOW STRONG HIS WILL NO MATTER HOW ICH HE MIGHI WANI 10 .---.,.2.A PRESIDENT CANNOT CARRY OUT HIS RESPONSIBILITIES ALONE.3.I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN MY ARMS GROW WEARY -· -·-· -- . ---------.-.-----· .4.THERE ARE THOSE ON EACH SIDE TO HELP HOLD UP MY HANDS.----5.D l:::,St 121::.I THANK GOD FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND FOR THE HELP.- -### factro&tiltic «i« PY M defor Presearvetuon PurpoSGs
.n:'THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONl/21/80Emidio Angelo--Pr esident Carteraskedme to send you the enclosedcopy of your letter whichincludes his note -- withhis best regar ds! ughSusanJ. . .ANOTHE.R.Hos·rAGE.H. -.,
···'; .'( .,:'. ' . '. '. . .fTHE WHITE.'-lOUSEWASHINGTONl/20/80' · :''I·,Pat Bario(Ain't if fun?!?)How I- t.l · ''boutsend ing copyof hisincoming"note"intowithmargin backhim. perhaps withnote from youorJim.(If not from either ofyou,you may want to usemy note,attached.)Thanks--Susan Clough·'- - - --- - ---,,-- --- -, .------ ------ --------------- - -- -' '',' '' '"' '.· :. ').,"r :.·,:: , ::.', ,I:;.·:-- -.·.' .'.
L-···-·-·- ··---------··--··.---,; I · '.'J, ;:' · .''jjTHE WHITE HOUSEiJ·.WASHINGTON·'January 18,i· ',;{,.1980. . .,.:· ·t . ,;".!.·. :.-: ·-:: ;.:. - -,IiMEMOFROM··:SUSAN CLOUGH\ .; . '·,. Q.'J.·.,Apparently,·:··:·1. this is one ofyourregulars. · . - .,. .,,.:-.PYB:blAttachment'. ,. .f:' ·!',1: . - .It.
' EMIDIO ANGELO 7201 WISSAHICKON AVENUEJanuaryPresidentJimmy PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19119 CH 2 82225, I980CarterThe Hhi te Houselvashington, D. c.Your speech last night uas forceful and to the point. TheSoviet Union also believes in PEACE ,only spelled,"PIECE".A "Piece" of land here and a "j3iece" of land ther
produced more than 300 espisodes of the religious TV series The Story. LARNELLE HARRIS, who sang the title song to the movie "Born Again", regularly appears on national religious TV programs, including Billy Graham crusade telecasts and sp
